You might recognize Claude Smith as the name that adorns the baseball field at Mercer University’s OrthoGeorgia Park. The field was named for the former baseball coach upon his retirement, which came after Smith dedicated over 30 years of...
What began as a way for a Mercer University professor to appease a restless toddler during a long car ride many years ago has led to him becoming an award-winning children’s author.
Dr. Gordon Johnston, professor of creative writing and English literature at Mercer University, discovered his love for kayaking when he was young. Since then, he’s kayaked all over Georgia and parts of Florida.
The river inspires Dr. Johnston’s creative writing,...
Alumna Tiffani Alexander discovered an interest in documentary filmmaking as a student at Mercer. Now, a documentary she directed has been chosen for two film festivals.
“The Tale of 2 Music Cities” was selected for the Bentonville Film Festival in...
MACON – Veteran arts administrator and Mercer University alumnus Dr. Frank E. Wood has been named executive director of Macon’s historic Grand Opera House, effective Oct. 17. He succeeds Joe Patti, who resigned in May to pursue other professional...
Connections made at Mercer University led two Townsend School of Music alumni to perform with world-class artists on some of the nation’s most prominent stages.
In July, Double Bear Victoria Yrizarry performed at Carnegie Hall, one of the world’s most...
A Mercer University staff member has a passion for pottery and enjoys sharing her art with the world.
Nancy Mehrpad, senior executive assistant in the president's office in Atlanta, creates wheel-thrown and hand-built pottery and has made thousands of pieces...
For nearly two decades, a Mercer University professor has focused her research on a relatively new art form: book art.
Also known as artist’s books, book art — in which art adapts the book form — emerged in the mid-20th...
Mercer University alumnus Andrew Lane set out to be a music teacher and fell in love with arts administration along the way. Now, he’s the vice president of touring and artist management at one of the nation’s most prestigious...
MACON — Mercer University senior Alexander John Paul Lutz was recently awarded a Critical Language Scholarship by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs to study Azerbaijani in Azerbaijan this summer.
The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS)...
